Lewis & Clark the journey of the Corps of Discovery

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Lewis & Clark [videorecording] : the journey of the Corps of Discovery / a film by Ken Burns ; a production of Florentine Films and WETA-TV ; produced by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns ; written by Dayton Duncan.

Burns, Ken, 1953- (Director, Producer). Duncan, Dayton. (Screenwriter). Holbrook, Hal. (Narrator). Barnes, Paul, 1951- (Film editor). Ewers, Erik. (Film editor). Florentine Films. (Added Author). WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.) (Added Author).

Summary:

Tells the story of the most important expedition in American history, led by Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Includes the stories of the young army men, French-Canadian boatmen, Clark's African-American slave, and the Shoshone woman named Sacagawea who went with them.

Record details

ISBN: 1415702527
ISBN: 9781415702529
Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (240 min.) : sound, color, black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [Alexandria, VA] : PBS Distribution, c2009.

Content descriptions

General Note:: Originally broadcast on PBS, Nov. 10, 1997.

Special features: Ken Burns: Making history; a Conversation with Ken Burns; the making of Lewis & Clark featurette; Charlie Rose interviews with producers Ken Burns, Dayton Duncan and author Stephen Ambrose.
Creation/Production Credits Note:: Editors, Paul Barnes, Erik Ewers ; narrator, Hal Holbrook ; cinematography, Buddy Squires, Ken Burns, Allen Moore.
Participant or Performer Note:: Voices, Adam Arkin, Murphy Guyer, Sam Waterston, Matthew Broderick, Kevin Conway, Tantoo Cardinal.
Target Audience Note:: Not rated.
System Details Note:: DVD, NTSC, region 1, full screen presentation; Dolby Digital surround stereo.
Language Note:: Closed captioned.